adaptación

[að̞apt̪aˈsjõn]

/[að̞apt̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“adaptación” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,168. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,168
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de adaptar o adaptarse

Corpus desk

Index ES-adaptacion · adaptación · Spanish

adaptación · rank #5,168 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,168
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aburrido

Nearest frequency peer: aburrido (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “adaptación”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “adaptación” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

adaptación vs adaptaron
70% similar
adaptación vs adaptaciones
75% similar
adaptación vs aceptación
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for adaptación
PropertyValue
Headwordadaptación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[að̞apt̪aˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,168
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “adaptación”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.adaptacióncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aburrido” (#5,167), “ajuste” (#5,169), “árabes” (#5,166). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “adaptación” va en #5,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around adaptación (IPA [að̞apt̪aˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,168 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for adaptación, with forms such as "aadptación", "adapatción", and "adapptación". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "adaptaron", "adaptaciones", "aceptación", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is adaptación, spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de adaptar o adaptarse
  2. 2
    Estructura anatómica, proceso fisiológico o rasgo del comportamiento de un organismo que ha evolucionado durante un período de tiempo mediante selección natural de tal manera que incrementa sus expectativas a largo plazo para reproducirse con éxito.

Synonyms

acomodaciónconformación

This word in other languages

adaptation(English)adaptation(Français)Anpassung(Deutsch)adaptação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aadptación
  • adapatción
  • adapptación
  • adaptacción
  • adaptacinó
  • adaptaciónn
  • adaptacóin
  • adaptaicón
  • adaptasión
  • adaptcaión
  • adapttación
  • adatpación
  • addaptación
  • adpatación
  • daaptación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adaptación - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aadptación2adapatción2adapptación1adaptacción1adaptacinó2adaptaciónn1adaptacóin2adaptaicón2
Edit distance from "adaptación"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adaptación"?
"adaptación" is spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞apt̪aˈsjõn].
What does "adaptación" mean?
As a noun, "adaptación" means: Acción o efecto de adaptar o adaptarse
What words are commonly confused with "adaptación"?
"adaptación" is commonly confused with "adaptaron", "adaptaciones", "aceptación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adaptación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adaptación" is [að̞apt̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adaptación" come from?
"adaptación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adaptación", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

utilizados#5,161refugiados#5,151recibiendo#5,150realizando#5,148

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

celebrado15 variantsmilitantes15 variantsjustamente15 variantsjustificar15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list